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Making Trouble Seminar Series: "Anti-Racist Activism on the Waterfront," w/Peter Cole and Zack Pattin

When	Monday, Nov 9, 2020, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Where	Streaming on-line via Zoom. Register for link.
Event Types	Information Sessions, Lectures/Seminars
Event sponsors	UW Tacoma Labor Solidarity Project and the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, University of Washington.

Description	Speaker: Peter Cole, Professor, Western Illinois University; and Zack Pattin, ILWU Local 23 Young Workers Committee. Topic: Anti-Racist Activism on the Waterfront Register to receive Zoom Webinar Link here. Join the UWT Labor Solidarity Project for a weekly, online seminar that will adopt an intersectional approach while exploring the recent histories of the regional, national, and global labor movements. Each meeting will feature a presentation and discussion facilitated by a leading voice in mapping the trajectory of labor activism and scholarship. Presentations will be broadcast live each Monday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. via Zoom beginning Monday, October 12th. These seminars are free and open to the public. Can't make the live performance? View our archived presentations on the UW Tacoma Labor Solidarity Project YouTube channel playlist. About the UW Tacoma Labor Solidarity Project: The Labor Solidarity Project at UW Tacoma (UWT) consists of faculty and students working to highlight labor studies in the curriculum, in research, and through community outreach. The Labor Solidarity Project has organized speakers, research programs, and additional curriculum to highlight and deepen our region's understanding of its distinctive and proud labor history and to shape a future of economic justice and opportunity for all through community-engaged higher education.